Schmango
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Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class · 360 pts
Sydney NSW 2063, Australia
Member since Jun 2014
Last online 4 days ago
Age 48
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Spray rails on
Marked the spray rails according to the plan then more sanding and a final coat of west system 105 epoxy . This completes construction of all the woodwork . Ep…
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Time for hardware
Getting the motor aligned took me hours ! It’s hard going and fiddly . The 29T motor will be swapped for a 21T spinning the 34mm prop. The rudder is massive ov…
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Sanding for hours ….
Today I went super aggressive with 80grit sandpaper to fair the high points in the epoxy . This was hard going ! In some areas I went through to the timber and…
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How do these stickers work
Any advice as to how I use 50 year old Stickers ? There doesn’t seem to be an obvious peel method . I’d like to use the originals but I wonder if they are dete…
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Deck goes on
Below is the deck it came with vs the deck I made without the hole for the ic engine . I cut a paper template and used a scroll saw to cut it out and shaped it…
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I hate glassing
No matter what I do I always end up With uneven surfaces and I have to do a tonne of fairing once it sets . Sides went on today as did the deck which different…
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Re: build blog
@PhilH I use glass weave - same as they use for surfboards and west system 105 epoxy . It’s a dark art I’m yet to master as I always end up with an un even fin…
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Re: build blog
@jumpugly Thankyou kindly but I’m in Sydney Australia and I think postage might be too much. Very generous offer though
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Decking going on
Putting the deck on I realised this boat has an open top for a glow engine . As I’m using electric I need to cut out a new hatch without the hole .
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Veron round Britain racer 041
Started this about a week ago after acquiring circa 10 years prior . Really nice and easy build this one from Early 1970s . I’m planning to run a brushed 540 o…
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